Friday, April 8, 2022

Making Tops

 Still loving making tops... 


 From Bit Tops... 



To Tiny tops... 



Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Making a 4 foot charcuterie board for a friend

 This was one of those Adult Lunchable Boards we like to call charcuterie now, LOL.   They are a great way to show of the grain of wood and be a functional piece for parties.  




 

Friday, March 11, 2022

Ice Fishing on Lake Superior

The Troop Decided they wanted to take a trip to go Ice fishing.    We had an awesome time, and here are some of the pictures from the adventure.  

 

         1st night at Cole Canoe base in Alger, Michigan

    Quick stop before crossing that Mackinac Bridge


   Lake Michigan on the Left, Lake Huron on the Right



  Learning how to Luge from Marquette Recreation Tours.. They were fantastic and had a blast learning to Luge.



Sunsets at Camp Hiawatha.


Woke up early for Ice fishing on Lake Superior



It's easier to know when fish aren't even around when you have a camera to see the bait.

 We did end up catching a few.

But it was slow...
Still a beautiful place to sit and fish for a few outs.   MQT Adventures and Guide Service were awesome.

But we wanted to do some exploring as well.   Munising falls was Beautifully frozen.

                                           




Another set of falls, was equally "cool". 



but I really enjoyed the walk out to the Ice Caves on Grand Island... 1 mile walk out to the island across the frozen great lake!









Last Night at camp... 



And the Sunrise heading home.. 






Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Honoring my father

 After a multi year battle with Parkinson's, my father lost his battle with the disease.   He had put up a good fight for many years.   During the preparations for his Funeral I decided I wanted to make the urn for him to be laid to rest in.   His love of Mission style furniture inspired me to make the following.   I'm sure he would have been thrilled to see this honor to him.   








Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Finishing some Bowls and Vases

 Some recent Bowls and Vessels I've made

 

Maple




Cherry burl I got off Facebook Marketplace



Neighbor had a cherry tree fall, so this bowl was from that





 And Spalted Beech from a fallen tree